2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Lafayette, IN vs McAllen, TX

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Highlights
- McAllen spends 9.4% less per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in McAllen than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McAllen had 20.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,990$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,412$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6384573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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Reviews for Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 11 years ago

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